The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Confirmation of High Temperature in the
Corn Belt-Rain That Came Too Late.

WAsHINeToN, Aug. 13-The signal Office
weekly weather crop bulletin reports that DUR
ing the week ending Aug. Is the daily average
temperature has been from % to 80 below the
normal in the States on the Atlantic coast. It
has been decidedly warmer than usual In the
central valleys, the daily excess ranging from
81 to D, and in the region from Texas north
ward to Nebraska the daily average excess
ranged from 50 to %. In California
the daily average temperature was from
81 to 70 below the normal The av-
erage temperature for the season from
Jan. to Aug. 49, has been generally in excess
from the Alleehenies westward to the Rocky
mountains. the daily average excess in this re-
gion ranging from to degrees The seasonal
temperature has also been in excess in the Mid
die Atlantic States and southern New England.
but at all other Atlantic coast stations, and
from Lake Superior westward to the Pacific
coast. the average temperature has been slightly
below the normal
During the week the rainfall has been slight
ly In excess in the drought region of northern
Illinois, southern Wisconsin, southern Michi-
gan. northern Indiana and eastern Iowa; slight
excuses are also reported in northwestern
Missouri. eastern Kansas, Nebraska and south
ern Minnesota, and this morning general rains
reported in the drought region from Missouri
and Iowa eastward TO Ohio. In all other
tions the rain fall was less than usual, except in
the eastern portion of the cotton region, eastern
Virginia and southern portions Of Louisiana and
Mississippi, where the rain fall for the week was
slightly in excess. The large seasonal deficiency
in rain fall previously reported in the western
portion of the cotton region and In the corn
belt from Ohio westward to Iowa and Missouri.
continues, although recent rains have decreased
this deficiency in the northern portion of the
corn belt. During the past four weeks less than
% per cent of the usual rainfall has occurred
in southern and central Illinois, western Ken
lucky, southern Missouri and northern Arkan-
Less than 90 per cent of the usual amount
OF rainfall occurred in the States OF the upper
Mississippi valley and the greater portion of
the rain reported in this section for the month
fell during the past week. In western Mime
sofa, Dakota and Nebraska, and generally
the States on the Atlantic coast, there has been
excess of rainfall during the past month
The drought previously reported in the corn
belt in the central valleys has been followed by
general rains and the conditions existing this
morning indicate that rain will continue in this
section; but the reports from Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas state that
the ralrs came too late to canse marked improve
ment in the already injured crops The weather
has been generally favorable for all crops in the
States on tho Atlantic coast, from Georgia north
ward to New England and reports from Mlssls-
sippi, Arkansas and Alabama indicate that the
weather for the week has been favorable Tor the
cotton crop. although this crop needs more rain
in portions of Tennessee and Arkansas. Less
than 80 per cent of the usual amount of rain
was reported IN the tobacco region or kentucky
and West Tennessee during the past four weeks;
during the same period in Virginia, over 10 per
cent. of the usual amount of rain occurred, and
in North Carolina. Pennsylvania and Connecti-
cut the rainfall for the month has been largely
In excess.
The Yield of the characterization of Corn.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE following crop sum-
mary will appear in this weeks issue of the
Farmers Review: Copious rains fell quite gen.
orally throughout the West last week, refreshing
parehed pastures and invigorating. less,
all growing crops. The rain, unfort unately,
came too late materially benefit the corn
crop and has had little effect for good except on
late, planted or low-lyng fields Much
more rain will be required to put pastures in
good fall condition and replensh
wells and other of stock water. The
estimates. having been made from reports pre-
pared previous the rainfall, do not indicate
any improvement accruing therefrom. The
averag &c yield of winter wheat is estimated from
our reports in the different States as follows:
Twenty two counties in Illinois report aver
age of 10 4 bushels, six lnnlana counties. X
bushels twelve Ohio counties y % bushels;
ton Missouri counties 81 ID bushels; and eight
Kansas counties, IL bushels.
The average yield OF oats in the different |
States according to our reports, is follows:
Twenty two counties in Illinois report
age yield of p $40 bushels; six Indiana conn |
ties, % bushels; thirteen Ohio counties, 80 |
bushels; ten Missouri counties, 30 l-3 bushels; |
six Kansas counties % bushels: eighteen Iowa |
Counties 33 3 bushels; eleven Nebraska
ties, SO bushels; nine Minnesota counties, 81 |
bushels.
The yield OF spring wheat in the different |
States is II 5 bushels in eighteen Iowa
ties; Ii 80 bushels in ten counties in Nebraska;
l3 bushels in ten Minnesota counties.
The average condition of the crop is esti-
mated follows by reporters in the differ
ant States: Twenty-Five counties in Illinois, 40. D
per cent; counties in Indiana, 46 3 per
cent, thirteen countAs in Ohio, II per cent;
nine counties in Missouri SO per cent. nine
counties in Kansas. 47.2 per cent: nineteen
counties in Iowa so per cent ten counties in
Nebraska, So per cent. and twelve counties in
50. % per cent